GENERATION CUP 2012

15/05/2012

We are pleased to inform you that the second edition of this competition will be held at the Royal Malta Golf Club on Sunday 3rd June 2012 with a shotgun start at 08:30 hours. The competition is being kindly sponsored by NESCAFÉ DOLCE GUSTO who will be giving out prizes to the best 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams in both categories of the competition.

Indeed this year we add a special perspective to the competition as we make it possible for the younger legs to play in a different competition over just 9 holes. Naturally the teams in this category would not be eligible to claim the Generation Cup but there will still be prizes available to them as mentioned above.

The start sheet is being posted on the notice board at the Royal Malta Golf Club. Please ensure that you enter your names in the appropriate fields i.e. whether you would be playing the full 18 holes or just the 9 holes.

A BBQ will follow the prize giving ceremony. Guests will be welcomed but please indicate the number in the BBQ sheet that will also be posted on the Notice Board. The entrance fee of €20 will cover the cost of the BBQ for the players. Guests will be charged €10 per person (not including drinks).

ELIGIBILITY:
1. At least one of the team players must be an RMGC member of any category (including junior academy).
2. The team players must be related e.g. father/son; mother/daughter; mother/son; guardian/son; mother/son-in-law; uncle/niece; grandfather/granddaughter; etc.
3. An exception will be made for RMGC members, under-18 years, who have no relatives playing golf. These members will be allowed to ‘adopt’ an RMGC member of their choice for this competition.

FORMAT OF COMPETITION:
1. Each team will consist of two players.
2. Both players can tee off at each hole and then select the best tee shot. The ball’s position is then marked and can be lifted and cleaned.
3. A minimum of SEVEN tee shots/player to be used.
4. The other player retrieves his ball and both players then play their balls from a position within six inches of the marked spot and not nearer the hole. Note! Golf balls can be so placed through the green. In hazards the balls must be dropped unless the players elect to play from outside the hazard with the relative penalty shot.
5. The above method of play is followed until the green is reached.
6. On the green the same method applies. The ball chosen is marked by a putter head length and players putt from the same spot in turn. Each player must mark the ball after putting. Play continues from each chosen position until the ball is holed.
7. The score is the total number of shots from the chosen spots (including the tee shot). Note! If a player putts and misses but then inadvertently knocks the ball into the hole, then that score counts.
8. At the end of the round the total for each hole is added together. The reduction of handicap [calculated at 7/8 of the lower handicap player] will be subtracted from the total strokes played to give the total net medal score for the round. The winning team will be the one with the lowest medal score.
9. In the event of a tie the R&A suggested procedure for determining such matters in handicap competitions will be adopted.

All other rules of golf apply to the “Ball in Play” In particular please be aware of Rule 14.2. Team members are not allowed to position themselves on or close to an extension of the line of play or the line of putt behind the ball.

PRIZES: 1st; 2nd and 3rd best teams.

SPECIAL 9-HOLE COMPETITION FOR THE YOUNGER ONES:
The conditions for eligibility and format of play would be exactly as those above with only one exception. For the teams playing in this 9-hole competition a minimum of only TWO tee shots/player would be necessary.